Artist Statement
Po-Yun Kuo is a Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, video installation, and performance art.
Her practice explores the intersections of the body, mobility, and politics. She is particularly interested in how shifts in space reflect the dynamics of power and social class. Frequently reconfiguring found objects from public environments, she creates new meanings that challenge conventional uses and perceptions of space.
Humor and irony are central to her work, often used to deconstruct spatial power structures and expose their inherent absurdities. Through improvised performances in public settings, she disrupts existing spatial orders, prompting audiences to reconsider sensory experience and the blurred boundaries between art and daily life.
In addition to her artistic practice, she is also a documentary and experimental film director. Her films focus on socio-political issues in East Asia, with a particular interest in women's diary films and personal narratives.
Education
Royal College of Art (MA Contemporary Art Practice), London, UK
Little Theater School (Performance), Taipei, Taiwan
Chonnam University (Fine Art – Exchange Student), Gwangju, South Korea
Tsinghua University (Photography – Exchange Student), Beijing, China
National Chengchi University (BA Video Production), Taipei, Taiwan
Group Show
2025, Toast and to the Void, Plant Room, London, UK
2025, Beyond Residence Permit, Studio Gallery, London, UK
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2025, The Fall of Icarus, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, London, UK
2025, Aftersense CAP LIVE, Hangar Gallery, London, UK
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2025, Come and Play, Studio Gallery, London, UK
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2025, Rites of Ruins, Safehouse 1, London, UK
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2025, Rejection – When No Said Yes, Hangar Gallery, London, UK
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2025, Drift, CAP Studio Gallery, London, UK
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2024, CAP x Painting, Hangar Gallery, London, UK
2020, The Forest at 21, Dongyanshan National Forest Recreation Area, Yilan, Taiwan
Workshop
2021, Modern Taiwanese Women Poets ep1&2, Guest Speaker, Beijing, China
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2021, Home and Mobility – Taiwanese Documentary Appreciation, Guest Speaker, Beijing, China
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2021, Shin Kong Dementia Video Creation Workshop, Workshop Instructor, Taipei
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2020, Women's Salon ep1&2, Taipei
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2019, Witch's Cave – The Witch Letter Reading Project, Taipei
Film Festivals & Screenings
2025, Aftersense – Genesis Cinema, London, UK
2022, Golden Film Awards Competition – General Award Nomination / Best Editing Nomination, Taipei, Taiwan
2022, 14th Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
2022, Glimmer Film Festival – Honorable Mention, Taipei, Taiwan
2021, Golden Movie International Film Festival (GMIFF) – Best Director Award, Singapore
2021, Micro Movie Association of R.O.C. – Silver Award in Documentary Category, Taipei, Taiwan
2020, Pigdon Street International Film Festival, USA
2020, Chen Wen-chen Memorial Foundation Screening, Taipei, Taiwan
2020, Her International Film Festival, USA
2020, FOTOGENIA Festival – International Film Poetry Festival, Spain
2020, Moscow Shorts – Moscow Short Film Festival, Moscow, Russia
2020, Oregon International Short Film Festival (OISFF), USA
2020, VASTLAB Experimental Film Festival, Spain
2020, Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Cross-Strait Short Film Showcase, China
2019, Cross-Strait Student Film Festival, China
2019, See Jimei Youth Film Exhibition, China
Email: poyun.kuo@gmail.com
Instagram: poyunkuo_
Phone number: +4407901668438